Karl Malone vs. Ken Murray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ken Murray and Karl Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Karl Malone

vs.

Ken Murray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ken Murray: 1950-51 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ken Murray 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ken Murray 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ken Murray 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ken Murray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ken Murray 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ken Murray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ken Murray 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ken Murray 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ken Murray 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ken Murray 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ken Murray 3.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ken Murray 2.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ken Murray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ken Murray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ken Murray 1,471

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ken Murray 599

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ken Murray 482

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ken Murray - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ken Murray - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ken Murray 181

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ken Murray .335

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ken Murray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ken Murray .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ken Murray 12.9 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ken Murray 5.4 (1951)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ken Murray 3.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ken Murray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ken Murray - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ken Murray 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ken Murray 2.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ken Murray 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ken Murray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ken Murray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ken Murray 40

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ken Murray 14

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ken Murray 10

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ken Murray - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ken Murray - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ken Murray 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ken Murray .293

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ken Murray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ken Murray .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ken Murray 8.7 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ken Murray 4.7 (1951)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ken Murray 3.3 (1951)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ken Murray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ken Murray - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.